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I had placed an ad online for an expensive piece of equipment, and I received an email from someone saying they wanted to buy it — they sent about three emails sounding all sincere, talking about what they were going to do with the product, etc. I gave them my address to send payment, and they replied that they'd paid online — which I checked and it's a spoof version of a real website called AlertPay, which instructed me to ship the product before I got paid — clearly a scam. Now, I know that I could just forward the correspondance to the real AlertPay to help them track frauds, but my question is: Isn't there anything else I can do? It just makes me mad to know that someone is out there illegally scamming people out of lots of money, especially preying on those who maybe aren't intelligent enough to see through it — I mean, that's just sad…. (not to mention illegal). For instance, is there any law-enforcement agency?.. fbi division..? etc. I can report this to? Thanks 
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Here's a link to the Internet Crime Compliant Center – IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime.
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Unsure but I'd like to know, too!!!!!
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yes there is. and it is under .gov. however I have misplaced it. Someone will have it for you. while I try to locate it. Hang in there …It is Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 Yes it should be reported. You are welcome, hope it helps.
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the FBI takes little bits of information and makes a big case. believe it or not, seemingly little things like this can be part of a larger organization funding terrorist organizations.
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